The new OTA-13 will change the power manager of Ubuntu Phone

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Yes, it is true that many of you are still with OTA-11, an OTA that has brought great changes but it is also true that in a few days the OTA-12 will be available to everyone, an update that represents more of a bug fix than the addition of new features.

That is why the person in charge of the project, Łukasz Zemczak, spoke about the news of the OTA-13, an update that will greatly improve Ubuntu Phone and the project, touching on the points where users look for in any mobile: battery life. OTA-13 will not make the battery of the devices grow considerably but it will make the power manager is more efficient, consuming less software tasks and functions and therefore making the battery last longer. This energy manager is based on the current manager, that is why it is called repowerd (the current power manager is called powerd). So it seems that between the changes made to OTA-12 and future changes to OTA-13, Ubuntu Phone will be an operating system that has greater autonomy than other operating systems, especially Android.

RepowerD will be the new power manager for Ubuntu Touch

We have also learned that the OTA-12 will enable the biometric fingerprint sensor in the operating system, so possibly the OTA-13, in addition to having a renewed energy manager, also includes new security functions such as a mobile payment service or simply online purchases through the fingerprint.

The world of apps often need developers to be able to earn money and at the moment Ubuntu Phone does not offer much to that world. Now that there is more security and new features like repowerd, Canonical may be embarking on offering developer appeal, but this is something we will see at OTA-13. or maybe not? What do you think?


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  1.   heyson said

    I want to have ubuntu touch 🙁